G.O.P. Push Behind Trump Agenda Has Congress in an Uproar

Shouting matches, walkouts and bitter fiscal fights have led to a series of legislative meltdowns, with big spending clashes ahead.

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Republicans Fretted Over Ceding Spending Power to Trump. Then They Voted to Do It.

In voting for President Trump’s cancellation of $9 billion in spending they had already approved, Republicans in Congress showed they were willing to cede their power of the purse.

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White House Seeks to Inspect Fed Renovation in Bid to Pressure Powell

Russell T. Vought, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, said he and other administration officials wanted access to the Fed’s building in Washington.

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Senate Advances Trump Clawback of Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds

The vote to take up legislation to rescind $9 billion in funds Congress has already approved suggested that Republicans would bow to the president’s wishes in the simmering fight over spending powers.

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Trump Official Accused PEPFAR of Funding Abortions in Russia. It Wasn’t True.

PEPFAR, the AIDS relief program, hasn’t operated in Russia since 2012.

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Fed Defends Renovations as White House Widens Attacks on Central Bank

President Trump and his allies have accused the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, of misleading Congress in what some legal scholars worry is a prelude to seeking his removal.

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How the Republican Agenda Could Hit Johns Hopkins University

The university is not a direct target of the Trump administration but faces some of the biggest cuts, as Republicans seek to trim government spending.

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Some Republicans Join Democrats in Unease Over White House Budget Cuts

President Trump has sought to claw back funds for public broadcasting and foreign aid, sparking a fierce debate over the power of the purse.

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Trump Official Eyes Power of Rescission to Override Congress on Spending

The president’s top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.

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Watchdog Finds Trump Administration Broke Law by Withholding Library Funds

It is the second time the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office has found the administration illegally impounded funds.

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